Bunkruptcy trustee case of Mansho Co., Ltd.
Kenichi Minami, a partner at Nishimura & Asahi, was appointed as a bankruptcy trustee of Mansho Co., Ltd., an automotive parts manufacturer whose main customers are a major automobile manufacturer group, which was ordered by the Tokyo District Court to commence bankruptcy proceedings. Mr. Minami successfully closed the proceedings by transferring Mansho’s businesses in Kyushu and Saitama to their respective sponsors allowing its business to continue operating despite the bankruptcy proceedings.
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Since the opening of our Fukuoka office in July 2013, I have been providing agile and flexible responses to a wide variety of corporate legal needs in the Kyushu, Okinawa, and Chugoku regions. I have particular experience in the business areas of Restructuring & Insolvency, labor, Corporate Crisis Management, M&A, and Corporate matters. With respect to Restructuring & Insolvency, I have handled legal insolvency proceedings such as Corporate Reorganization & Civil Rehabilitation, as well as Out-of-Court Workouts and Early Stage Restructuring. In addition, I also handle specialized litigation, such as construction litigation and labor litigation. With respect to various legal issues that companies face on a daily basis, I provide legal advice not only to listed companies but also to a wide range of companies, including local companies and venture companies. Lastly, I am also available for various seminars based on my experience as a lecturer at Chuo law school.
Since becoming an attorney-at-law, I have been consistently engaged in bankruptcy and business revitalization practices. In legal arrangements, I have not only fulfilled the duties of a trustee, supervisor, etc., and been involved as a debtor's agent, but have also provided advice to creditors and sponsors that makes full use of such experience. Beyond legal liquidation, I have a reputation for taking the lead in restructuring in the early stages of the process, as well as Out of Court Informal Workouts. In recent years, I have also expanded my sphere of activity into the field of sports practice.